$160 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wool Wool · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wool Wool
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge gap exists between Wool Wool and the rest of the country, with typical weekly rents of just $160 sitting far below the national figure. This affordable housing market is defined by a high proportion of people who own their homes outright.
$160
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wool Wool — lower than 84% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,400, which is well below the Victorian average of $1,859. Renting is also much cheaper than in most areas, with the usual weekly cost sitting far below both state and national figures.
$1,400 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wool Wool, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wool Wool, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost half of all homes in Wool Wool are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Only 14.3% of households are renting, which is far below the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
14.3% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wool Wool, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 90.5% of the market, far above the state average of 73.4%. However, the area has a much lower share of large homes, with those having three or more bedrooms sitting far below the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.5% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.9% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wool Wool, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wool Wool, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (28%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wool Wool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22847/wool-wool/topic/housing-dwellings